English version of K P Kesava Menon's famous autobiography originally published in Malayalam as ' Kazhinja Kaalam'. The experiences in his eventful life are deeply moving and in his afflications, excitements, frustrations and personal trauma, we are likely to see bits of our own lives. It won the Kendra Sahithya Academy award in 1959 for outstanding autobiographical literature in Malayalam. English translation is by K Kerala Varma.